Revit 2012 Deployment Utility

Affected
Products

Autodesk® Revit®
Architecture 2012

Autodesk® Revit®
MEP 2012

Autodesk® Revit®
Structure 2012

Description
of Utility

When you create a Revit 2012 deployment, use the Revit 2012
Deployment Utility to include custom Revit.ini settings, and to suppress the
paths that locate Autodesk content. When it executes, this utility runs against
the image before it deploys to the client systems.

This utility has 2 tabs:

1.Custom
Revit.ini – This creates a custom output inifile.xml by merging the custom
Revit.ini file with the original inifile.xml file.

2.Suppress
Content - This communicates with the AdminImage
and removes the URLs that are used to locate Autodesk content. This ensures
that content is not downloaded.

Using the
Revit 2012 Deployment Utility

The RevitDeploymentUtility.zip contains 2 files you will
use:

·CustomControls.dll

·RevitDeploymentUtility.exe

·en-US

·EULA

1.Locate the RevitDeploymentUtility.zip.

2.Save the utility to your hard drive.

3.Extract its files to the same location as the
deployment.

4.Run the EXE to display the Revit 2012 Deployment
Utility dialog.

Creating Custom Revit.ini File

1.Create a backup of the inifile.xml. In the deployment
folders, the inifile.xml can be found in a location similar to …<deploymentlocation>\AdminImage\x64\RAC2012.
This path may vary depending on the Revit product being deployed and if it is
32-bit or 64-bit.

5.In the Original inifile.xml field, browse to the
inifile.xml backup.

6.In the Output inifile.xml field, browse to the
deployment output located in the location similar to …<deploymentlocation>\AdminImage\x64\RAC2012.
This path may vary depending on the Revit product being deployed, and whether
or not it is 32-bit or 64-bit.

Suppressing Content Download

2.In the Master document field, browse to the AdminImage\content\Revit directory.

3.Select the RAC, RME, or RST XML file you want to
deploy.

4.Click Execute. This action removes the URL paths
that locate content, and renames content cabinets to prevent them from being
installed.

Note:
This affects all deployments that use this AdminImage.

FAQ

What is inifile.xml?

The inifile.xml file is a data file from which revit.ini is
constructed. Deploying custom modifications to the Revit.ini file requires the
modification of the XML file.

The Revit 2012 Deployment Utility integrates your custom
revit.ini with inifile.xml, and creates a copy that can then be used with your
deployment.

How do I prevent
shared content from installing when deploying to a workstation?

The Revit 2012 Deployment Utility can be used to prevent a
workstation rollout from writing content back up to the server location.

Why does the
Revit 2012 installation process appear to be suspended?

The Revit 2012 installation process appears halted when
content cabinets are downloaded from the internet. The length of the delay
varies with available bandwidth, and the amount of requested content. Please
allow time for this process to complete. If the msiexec.exe process is aborted,
the Revit 2012 installation will need to be restarted again from the beginning.